New York Mortgage Trust Reports Fourth Quarter 2017 Results

February 20, 2018 New York Mortgage Trust Reports Fourth Quarter Results NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq:NYMT) ("NYMT," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us") today reported results for the three and twelve months ended December 31,. Summary of Fourth Quarter : Net income attributable to common stockholders of $24.6 million, or $0.22 per share (basic), and comprehensive income to common stockholders of $21.0 million, or $0.19 per share. Net interest income of $15.0 million and portfolio net interest margin of 239 basis points. Book value per common share of $6.00 at December 31,, delivering an economic return of 2.5% for the quarter ended December 31,. Issued 5.4 million shares of 8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ("Series D Preferred Stock") resulting in total net proceeds of approximately $130.5 million after deducting underwriting fees, commissions and offering expenses. Sold distressed residential mortgage loans for aggregate proceeds of approximately $37.6 million, which resulted in a net realized gain, before income taxes, of approximately $6.2 million. Purchased CMBS securities, including a first loss PO security issued by Freddie Mac-sponsored multi-family K-Series securitizations, for an aggregate gross purchase price of $58.7 million. Purchased Agency-fixed rate RMBS for a gross purchase price of approximately $788.7 million. Declared fourth quarter dividend of $0.20 per common share that was paid on January 25, 2018. Highlights for Full Year : Net income attributable to common stockholders in of $76.3 million, or $0.68 per share (basic). Net interest income of $58.0 million and portfolio net interest margin of 273 basis points. Delivered economic return of 10.9% for the year ended December 31,. Declared aggregate dividends of $0.80 per common share. Issued $138.0 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes in a public offering resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $127.0 million. Purchased CMBS securities, including two first loss PO securities issued by Freddie Mac-sponsored multi-family K- Series securitizations, for an aggregate gross purchase price of approximately $171.2 million. Funded in aggregate $60.3 million of preferred equity investments in owners of multi-family properties. Sold distressed residential mortgage loans for aggregate proceeds of approximately $179.7 million resulting in a net realized gain, before income taxes, of approximately $28.0 million. Management Overview Steven Mumma, NYMT's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "the Company had a good fourth quarter, generating $24.6 million in net income and delivering a 2.5% economic return. We benefited from continued credit spread tightening in our multi-family portfolio and solid execution in our distressed residential loan portfolio. The improved changes in credit spreads increased the valuation on our multi-family CMBS by $13.7 million, while our distressed residential loan strategy generated $6.2 million of realized gains on sales, before taxes, for the quarter, bringing the distressed residential loan portfolio's contribution for the year to $28.0 million, up $11.3 million from the previous year. In October, the Company completed a $135 million offering of its Series D Preferred Stock, which we believe will be accretive to our common stockholders. We invested approximately $52.3 million of the offering proceeds in structured multifamily property investments, with the balance of the proceeds invested in our Agency RMBS strategy. The Company was able to purchase a Freddie Mac K-Series first loss PO security and certain related IO securities for approximately $36.7 million in October, even though competition for credit assets continued to be very competitive. This is the second Freddie Mac K-Series investment we completed this year, bringing our investments in these securities to $102.1 million. The Company also expanded investment in its second lien program during the quarter, adding approximately $11.3 million of new loans. As mortgage rates rise, we expect this volume to increase further. We expect to begin a non-qm first lien program during the first half of this year. We believe both the first lien non-qm and second lien programs will deliver more attractive returns in the current interest rate environment. The Company has

approximately 78% of its capital allocated to credit strategies, which we believe will enable us to better manage the current interest rate environment. The Company is well positioned with liquidity and capital to continue to build its credit strategy into 2018." Capital Allocation The following tables set forth our allocated capital by investment type at December 31,, our interest income and interest expense by investment type, and the weighted average yield, average cost of funds and portfolio net interest margin for our average interest earning assets (by investment type) for the three months ended December 31, (dollar amounts in thousands): Capital Allocation at December 31, : Agency RMBS (1) Multi- Family (2) Distressed Residential (3) Other (4) Total Carrying Value $1,169,535 $ 816,805 $ 474,128 $ 140,325 $ 2,600,793 Liabilities Callable (928,823 ) (309,935 ) (161,277 ) (25,946 ) (1,425,981 ) Non-Callable (29,164 ) (52,373 ) (115,308 ) (196,845 ) Convertible (128,749 ) (128,749 ) Hedges (Net) (5) 10,763 10,763 Cash (6) 12,365 2,145 9,615 81,407 105,532 Goodwill 25,222 25,222 Other 961 (4,651 ) 15,673 (26,717 ) (14,734 ) Net Capital Allocated $ 264,801 $ 475,200 $ 285,766 $ (49,766 ) $ 976,001 % of Capital Allocated 27.1 % 48.7 % 29.3 % (5.1 )% 100.0 % Net Interest Income- Three Months Ended December 31, : Interest Income $ 6,083 $ 16,570 $ 4,424 $ 1,432 $ 28,509 Interest Expense (3,352 ) (3,358 ) (2,737 ) (4,022 ) (13,469 ) Net Interest Income (Expense) $ 2,731 $ 13,212 $ 1,687 $ (2,590 ) $ 15,040 Portfolio Net Interest Margin - Three Months Ended December 31, Average Interest Earning Assets (7) $ 971,707 $ 596,701 $ 480,711 $ 126,447 $ 2,175,566 Weighted Average Yield on Interest Earning Assets (8) 2.50 % 11.11 % 3.68 % 4.53 % 5.24 % Less: Average Cost of Funds (9) (1.68 )% (4.49 )% (4.56 )% (3.22 )% (2.85 )% Portfolio Net Interest Margin (10) 0.82 % 6.62 % (0.88 )% 1.31 % 2.39 % (1) Includes Agency fixed-rate RMBS, Agency ARMs and Agency IOs. (2) The Company, through its ownership of certain securities, has determined it is the primary beneficiary of the Consolidated K-Series and has consolidated the Consolidated K-Series into the Company's consolidated financial statements. Average Interest Earning Assets for the quarter excludes all Consolidated K-Series assets other than those securities actually owned by the Company. Interest income amounts represent interest income earned by securities that are actually owned by the Company. A reconciliation of net capital allocated to and net interest income from multi-family investments is included below in "Additional Information." (3) Includes $331.5 million of distressed residential mortgage loans, $36.9 million of distressed residential mortgage loans, at fair value and $101.9 million of Non-Agency RMBS. (4) Other includes $73.8 million of residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts, $50.2 million of residential second mortgages, at fair value, $12.6 million of investments in unconsolidated entities and $3.5 million of mortgage loans held for sale and mortgage loans held for investment. Mortgage loans held for sale and mortgage loans held for investment are included in the Company's accompanying consolidated balance sheets in receivables and other assets. Non-callable liabilities consist of $45.0 million in subordinated debentures and $70.3 million in residential collateralized debt obligations. (5) Includes derivative assets and restricted cash posted as margin. (6) Includes $0.5 million held in overnight deposits relating to our Agency IO investments and $9.6 million in deposits held in

our distressed residential securitization trusts to be used to pay down outstanding debt. These deposits are included in the Company's accompanying consolidated balance sheets in receivables and other assets. (7) Our Average Interest Earning Assets is calculated each quarter based on daily average amortized cost. (8) Our Weighted Average Yield on Interest Earning Assets was calculated by dividing our annualized interest income for the quarter by our Average Interest Earning Assets for the quarter. (9) Our Average Cost of Funds was calculated by dividing our annualized interest expense for the quarter by our average interest bearing liabilities, excluding our subordinated debentures and convertible notes, which generated interest expense of approximately $0.6 million and $2.6 million, respectively, for the quarter. Our Average Cost of Funds includes interest expense on our interest rate swaps and amortization of premium on our swaptions. (10) Portfolio Net Interest Margin is the difference between our Weighted Average Yield on Interest Earning Assets and our Average Cost of Funds, excluding the weighted average cost of subordinated debentures and convertible notes. Prepayment History The following table sets forth the actual constant prepayment rates ("CPR") for selected asset classes, by quarter, for the quarterly periods indicated. Quarter Ended Agency Fixed-Rate RMBS Agency ARMs Agency IOs Residential Securitizations December 31, 6.3 % 12.9 % 17.8 % 22.1 % September 30, 12.8 % 9.4 % 17.4 % 18.2 % June 30, 9.6 % 16.5 % 17.5 % 16.8 % March 31, 10.6 % 8.3 % 15.9 % 5.1 % December 31, 2016 12.3 % 21.7 % 19.4 % 11.1 % September 30, 2016 10.0 % 20.7 % 18.2 % 15.9 % June 30, 2016 10.2 % 17.6 % 15.6 % 17.8 % March 31, 2016 7.9 % 13.5 % 14.7 % 14.8 % Fourth Quarter Earnings Summary For the quarter ended December 31,, we reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $24.6 million as compared to $24.6 million in the quarter ended September 30,. We generated net interest income of $15.0 million and a portfolio net interest margin of 239 basis points for the quarter ended December 31, as compared to net interest income of $13.3 million and a portfolio net interest margin of 281 basis points for the quarter ended September 30,. The $1.7 million increase in net interest income in the fourth quarter was primarily driven by an increase in average interest earning assets in our Agency RMBS and multi-family portfolios funded, in substantial part, by capital raised in our Series D Preferred Stock offering in October. Our net interest margin decreased 42 basis points due primarily to an increase in the portion of our interest earning assets that are invested in Agency RMBS and a decline in net margin generated by our distressed residential portfolio. For the quarter ended December 31,, we recognized other income of $25.2 million as compared to other income of $24.9 million in the quarter ended September 30,. The increase in other income of $0.3 million is primarily driven by: An increase in net unrealized gains on multi-family loans and debt held in securitization trusts of $11.3 million primarily due to tightening of credit spreads on our multi-family CMBS acquired during the year. A decrease in realized gains on investment securities and related hedges of $4.1 million due to reduced CMBS sales. A decrease in other income of $5.4 million, which is primarily due to income recognized from redemptions/payoffs of joint venture investments and a mezzanine loan during the quarter ended September 30, that was not replicated during the fourth quarter. A decrease in realized gains on distressed residential mortgage loans of $1.7 million resulting from lower sales activity during the fourth quarter. The following table details the general and administrative expenses for the quarters ended December 31, and September 30,, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands): Three Months Ended December 31, September 30,

General and Administrative Expenses Salaries, benefits and directors' compensation $ 2,415 $ 2,456 Base management and incentive fees 163 1,386 Other general and administrative expenses 1,747 1,786 Total general and administrative expenses $ 4,325 $ 5,628 The decrease in general and administrative expenses in the fourth quarter can be primarily attributed to a decrease in incentive fee expense on our distressed residential loan strategy due to lower sales activity during the fourth quarter. The following table details the operating expenses related to our distressed residential mortgage loans and the operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities for the quarters ended December 31, and September 30,, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands): Three Months Ended December 31, September 30, Operating Expenses Expenses related to distressed residential mortgage loans $ 2,064 $ 2,225 Expenses related to operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities 1,899 3,143 Total operating expenses $ 3,963 $ 5,368 During the third quarter of, one of the multi-family apartment properties that are consolidated in the Company's financial statements in accordance with GAAP was reclassified from operating real estate held in consolidated variable interest entities to real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities. Accordingly, no depreciation and amortization expense was recognized in the fourth quarter, contributing to the decrease in total operating expenses of $1.4 million. The results of operations applicable to the operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended December 31, are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): Three Months Ended December 31, Income from operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities $ 2,535 Expenses related to operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities (1,899 ) Net income from operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities 636 Net income from operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities attributable to non-controlling interest (238 ) Net income from operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities attributable to Company's common stockholders $ 398 Analysis of Changes in Book Value The following table analyzes the changes in book value of our common stock for the quarter ended December 31, (amounts in thousands, except per share): Quarter Ended December 31, Amount Shares Per Share (1) Beginning Balance $ 677,053 111,854 $ 6.05 Common stock issuance, net 717 56 Preferred stock issuance, net 130,496 Preferred stock liquidation preference (135,000 )

Balance after share issuance activity 673,266 111,910 6.01 Dividends declared (22,382 ) (0.20 ) Net change in accumulated other comprehensive income: Hedges (19 ) Investment securities (3,632 ) (0.03 ) Net income attributable to Company's common stockholders 24,632 0.22 Ending Balance $ 671,865 111,910 $ 6.00 (1) Outstanding shares used to calculate book value per share for the ending balance is based on outstanding shares as of December 31, of 111,909,909. Conference Call On Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, New York Mortgage Trust's executive management is scheduled to host a conference call and audio webcast to discuss the Company's financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31,. The conference call dial-in number is (877) 312-8806. The replay will be available until Wednesday, February 28, 2018 and can be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 and entering passcode 3385846. A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed via the Internet, on a listen-only basis, at the Company's website at http://www.nymtrust.com. Please allow extra time, prior to the call, to visit the site and download the necessary software to listen to the Internet broadcast. Full year financial and operating data can be viewed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,, which is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March 1, 2018. A copy of the Form 10-K will be posted at the Company's website as soon as reasonably practicable following its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. About New York Mortgage Trust New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes ("REIT"). NYMT is an internally managed REIT in the business of acquiring, investing in, financing and managing mortgage-related and residential housing-related assets and targets multi-family CMBS, direct financing to owners of multi-family properties through preferred equity and mezzanine loan investments, residential mortgage loans, including second mortgages and loans sourced from distressed markets, non-agency RMBS, Agency RMBS and other mortgage- related and residential housing- related investments. Headlands Asset Management, LLC provides investment management services to the Company with respect to its distressed residential loans. For a list of defined terms used from time to time in this press release, see "Defined Terms" below. Defined Terms The following defines certain of the commonly used terms in this press release: "RMBS" refers to residential mortgagebacked securities comprised of adjustable-rate, hybrid adjustable-rate, fixed-rate, interest only and inverse interest only, and principal only securities; "Agency RMBS" refers to RMBS representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of residential mortgage loans issued or guaranteed by a federally chartered corporation ("GSE"), such as the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), or an agency of the U.S. government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association ("Ginnie Mae"); "Non-Agency RMBS" refers to RMBS backed by performing, re-performing and non-performing mortgage loans; "Agency ARMs" refers to Agency RMBS comprised of adjustable-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate RMBS; "Agency fixed-rate RMBS" refers to Agency RMBS comprised of fixed-rate RMBS; "IOs" refers collectively to interest only and inverse interest only mortgage-backed securities that represent the right to the interest component of the cash flow from a pool of mortgage loans; "Agency IOs" refers to an IO that represents the right to the interest component of cash flow from a pool of residential mortgage loans issued or guaranteed by a GSE, or an agency of the U.S. government; "POs" refers to mortgage-backed securities that represent the right to the principal component of the cash flow from a pool of mortgage loans; "ARMs" refers to adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans; "residential securitized loans" refers to prime credit quality ARMs held in securitization trusts; "distressed residential mortgage loans" or "distressed residential loans" refers to pools of performing, re-performing and to a lesser extent non-performing, fixed-rate and adjustable-rate, fully amortizing, interest-only and balloon, seasoned mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four-family properties; "CMBS" refers to commercial mortgage-backed securities comprised of commercial mortgage pass-through securities, as well as IO or PO securities that represent the right to a specific component of the cash flow from a pool of commercial mortgage loans; "multi-family CMBS" refers to CMBS backed by commercial mortgage loans on multi-family properties; "multi-family securitized loans" refers to the commercial mortgage loans included in the Consolidated K-Series; "CDO" refers to collateralized debt obligation; "CLO" refers to collateralized loan obligation; and "Consolidated K-Series" refers to Freddie Mac-sponsored multi-family loan K-Series securitizations in which the Company owns certain securities.

Additional Information We determined that the Consolidated K-Series were variable interest entities and that we are the primary beneficiary of the Consolidated K-Series. As a result, we are required to consolidate the Consolidated K-Series' underlying multi-family loans including their liabilities, income and expenses in our consolidated financial statements. We have elected the fair value option on the assets and liabilities held within the Consolidated K-Series, which requires that changes in valuations in the assets and liabilities of the Consolidated K-Series be reflected in our consolidated statements of operations. A reconciliation of our net capital allocated to multi-family investments to our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, is set forth below (dollar amounts in thousands): Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value $ 9,657,421 Multi-family CDOs, at fair value (9,189,459 ) Net carrying value 467,962 Investment securities available for sale, at fair value 141,420 Total CMBS, at fair value 609,382 Preferred equity investments, mezzanine loans and investments in unconsolidated entities 177,440 Real estate under development (1) 22,904 Real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities 64,202 Mortgages and notes payable in consolidated variable interest entities (57,124 ) Financing arrangements, portfolio investments (309,935 ) Securitized debt (29,164 ) Cash and other (2,505 ) Net Capital in Multi-Family $ 475,200 (1) Included in the Company's accompanying consolidated balance sheets in receivables and other assets. A reconciliation of our net interest income in multi-family investments to our consolidated financial statements for the three months ended December 31, is set forth below (dollar amounts in thousands): Three Months Ended December 31, Interest income, multi-family loans held in securitization trusts $ 83,881 Interest income, investment securities, available for sale (1) 2,400 Interest income, mezzanine loan and preferred equity investments (1) 4,119 Interest expense, multi-family collateralized debt obligation (73,830 ) Interest income, Multi-Family, net 16,570 Interest expense, investment securities, available for sale (2,645 ) Interest expense, securitized debt (713 ) Net interest income, Multi-Family $ 13,212 (1) Included in the Company's accompanying consolidated statements of operations in interest income, investment securities and other. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements When used in this press release, in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or in other written or oral communications, statements which are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "continue," "intend," "should," "would," "could," "goal," "objective," "will," "may" or similar expressions, are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's beliefs, assumptions and expectations of its future performance, taking into account all information currently available to it. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to the Company. If a change occurs, the Company's business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary

materially from those expressed in its forward-looking statements. The following factors are examples of those that could cause actual results to vary from the Company's forward-looking statements: changes in interest rates and the market value of the Company's securities; changes in credit spreads; changes in the long-term credit ratings of the U.S., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae; market volatility; changes in the prepayment rates on the mortgage loans underlying the Company's investment securities; increased rates of default and/or decreased recovery rates on the Company's assets; the Company's ability to borrow to finance its assets and the terms thereof; changes in governmental laws, regulations or policies affecting the Company's business; changes in the Company's relationship with its external manager; the Company's ability to maintain its qualification as a REIT for federal tax purposes; the Company's ability to maintain its exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; and risks associated with investing in real estate assets, including changes in business conditions and the general economy. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors, including the risk factors described in the Company's reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements it makes. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect the Company. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For Further Information CONTACT: AT THE COMPANY Emily Stiller Controller Phone: (980) 224-4186 Email: estiller@nymtrust.com NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data) December 31, December 31, 2016 (unaudited) ASSETS Investment securities, available for sale, at fair value (including pledged securities of $1,076,187 and $690,592, as of December 31, and December 31, 2016, respectively and $47,922 and $43,897 held in securitization trusts as of December 31, and December 31, 2016, respectively) $ 1,413,081 $ 818,976 Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts, net 73,820 95,144 Residential mortgage loans, at fair value 87,153 17,769 Distressed residential mortgage loans, net (including $121,791 and $195,347 held in securitization trusts as of December 31, and December 31, 2016, respectively) 331,464 503,094 Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value 9,657,421 6,939,844 Derivative assets 846 150,296 Cash and cash equivalents 95,191 83,554 Investment in unconsolidated entities 51,143 79,259 Preferred equity and mezzanine loan investments 138,920 100,150 Real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities 64,202 Goodwill 25,222 25,222 Receivables and other assets 117,822 138,323 Total Assets (1) $ 12,056,285 $ 8,951,631 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Liabilities: Financing arrangements, portfolio investments $ 1,276,918 $ 773,142 Financing arrangements, residential mortgage loans 149,063 192,419 Residential collateralized debt obligations 70,308 91,663

Multi-family collateralized debt obligations, at fair value 9,189,459 6,624,896 Securitized debt 81,537 158,867 Mortgages and notes payable in consolidated variable interest entities 57,124 1,588 Derivative liabilities 498 Payable for securities purchased 148,015 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 82,126 64,381 Subordinated debentures 45,000 45,000 Convertible notes 128,749 Total liabilities (1) 11,080,284 8,100,469 Commitments and Contingencies Stockholders' Equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 7.75% Series B cumulative redeemable, $25 liquidation preference per share, 6,000,000 shares authorized, 3,000,000 shares issued and outstanding 72,397 72,397 Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 7.875% Series C cumulative redeemable, $25 liquidation preference per share, 4,140,000 shares authorized, 3,600,000 shares issued and outstanding 86,862 86,862 Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate cumulative redeemable, $25 liquidation preference per share, 5,750,000 shares authorized and 5,400,000 issued and outstanding 130,496 Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 111,909,909 and 111,474,521 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, and December 31, 2016, respectively 1,119 1,115 Additional paid-in capital 751,155 748,599 Accumulated other comprehensive income 5,553 1,639 Accumulated deficit (75,717 ) (62,537 ) Company's stockholders' equity 971,865 848,075 Non-controlling interest in consolidated variable interest entities 4,136 3,087 Total equity 976,001 851,162 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 12,056,285 $ 8,951,631 (1) Our consolidated balance sheets include assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") as the Company is the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. As of December 31, and December 31, 2016, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $10,041,468 and $7,330,872, respectively, and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $9,436,421 and $6,902,536, respectively. NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Years Ended December 31, 2016 2016 INTEREST INCOME: Investment securities and other $ 14,194 $ 8,081 $ 43,909 $ 33,696 Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts 83,881 61,767 297,124 249,191 Residential mortgage loans 1,954 1,066 6,117 3,770 Distressed residential mortgage loans 2,310 7,475 18,937 32,649 Total interest income 102,339 78,389 366,087 319,306 INTEREST EXPENSE: Investment securities and other 8,212 5,356 25,344 17,764 Convertible notes 2,633 9,852 Multi-family collateralized debt obligations 73,830 54,771 261,665 222,553 Residential collateralized debt obligations 485 308 1,463 1,246

Securitized debt 1,543 2,608 7,481 11,044 Subordinated debentures 596 532 2,296 2,061 Total interest expense 87,299 63,575 308,101 254,668 NET INTEREST INCOME 15,040 14,814 57,986 64,638 OTHER INCOME (LOSS): Recovery of loan losses 1,288 177 1,739 838 Realized (loss) gain on investment securities and related hedges, net (62 ) (8,978 ) 3,888 (3,645 ) Realized gain on distressed residential mortgage loans at carrying value, net 5,025 2,875 26,049 14,865 Net gain on residential mortgage loans at fair value 961 1,678 Unrealized gain on investment securities and related hedges, net 268 8,664 1,955 7,070 Unrealized gain on multi-family loans and debt held in securitization trusts, net 13,688 692 18,872 3,032 Income from operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities 2,535 7,280 Other income 1,515 2,245 13,552 19,078 Total other income 25,218 5,675 75,013 41,238 GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES: General and administrative expenses 4,162 3,535 18,357 15,246 Base management and incentive fees 163 1,303 4,517 9,261 Expenses related to distressed residential mortgage loans 2,064 2,382 8,746 10,714 Expenses related to operating real estate and real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities 1,899 9,457 Total general, administrative and operating expenses 8,288 7,220 41,077 35,221 INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 31,970 13,269 91,922 70,655 Income tax expense 1,169 375 3,355 3,095 NET INCOME 30,801 12,894 88,567 67,560 Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest in consolidated variable interest entities (184 ) 3 3,413 (9 ) NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMPANY 30,617 12,897 91,980 67,551 Preferred stock dividends (5,985 ) (3,225 ) (15,660 ) (12,900 ) NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMPANY'S COMMON STOCKHOLDERS $ 24,632 $ 9,672 $ 76,320 $ 54,651 Basic earnings per common share $ 0.22 $ 0.09 $ 0.68 $ 0.50 Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.21 $ 0.09 $ 0.66 $ 0.50 Weighted average shares outstanding-basic 111,871 109,911 111,836 109,594 Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted 131,565 109,911 130,343 109,594 NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY EARNINGS (Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) For the Three Months Ended December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31, 2016 Net interest income $ 15,040 $ 13,320 $ 15,708 $ 13,918 $ 14,814 Total other income 25,218 24,918 8,172 16,705 5,675 Total general, administrative and operating expenses 8,288 10,996 11,589 10,204 7,220 Income from operations before income taxes 31,970 27,242 12,291 20,419 13,269

Income tax expense 1,169 507 442 1,237 375 Net income 30,801 26,735 11,849 19,182 12,894 Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated variable interest entities (184 ) 1,110 2,487 3 Net income attributable to Company 30,617 27,845 14,336 19,182 12,897 Preferred stock dividends (5,985 ) (3,225 ) (3,225 ) (3,225 ) (3,225 ) Net income attributable to Company's common stockholders 24,632 24,620 11,111 15,957 9,672 Basic earnings per common share $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.10 $ 0.14 $ 0.09 Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.10 $ 0.14 $ 0.09 Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 111,871 111,886 111,863 111,721 109,911 Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 131,565 131,580 111,863 126,602 109,911 Book value per common share $ 6.00 $ 6.05 $ 6.02 $ 6.08 $ 6.13 Dividends declared per common share $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.24 Dividends declared per preferred share on Series B Preferred Stock $ 0.48 $ 0.48 $ 0.48 $ 0.48 $ 0.48 Dividends declared per preferred share on Series C Preferred Stock $ 0.49 $ 0.49 $ 0.49 $ 0.49 $ 0.49 Dividends declared per preferred share on Series D Preferred Stock $ 0.51 Capital Allocation Summary The following tables set forth our allocated capital by investment type as well as the weighted average yield on interest earning assets, average cost of funds and portfolio net interest margin for our interest earning assets for the periods indicated (dollar amounts in thousands): Agency RMBS Multi- Family Distressed Residential Other Total At December 31, Carrying value $ 1,169,535 $ 816,805 $ 474,128 $ 140,325 $ 2,600,793 Net capital allocated $ 264,801 $ 475,200 $ 285,766 $ (49,766 ) $ 976,001 Three Months Ended December 31, Average interest earning assets $ 971,707 $ 596,701 $ 480,711 $ 126,447 $ 2,175,566 Weighted average yield on interest earning assets 2.50 % 11.11 % 3.68 % 4.53 % 5.24 % Less: Average cost of funds (1.68 )% (4.49 )% (4.56 )% (3.22 )% (2.85 )% Portfolio net interest margin 0.82 % 6.62 % (0.88 )% 1.31 % 2.39 % At September 30, Carrying value $ 417,957 $ 723,170 $ 535,520 $ 136,304 $ 1,812,951 Net capital allocated $ 90,526 $ 495,882 $ 305,668 $ (46,071 ) $ 846,005 Three Months Ended September 30, Average interest earning assets $ 453,323 $ 536,537 $ 531,050 $ 126,848 $ 1,647,758 Weighted average yield on interest earning assets 1.70 % 11.39 % 4.37 % 4.21 % 5.91 % Less: Average cost of funds (1.44 )% (4.46 )% (4.28 )% (2.57 )% (3.10 )% Portfolio net interest margin 0.26 % 6.93 % 0.09 % 1.64 % 2.81 % At June 30, Carrying value $ 449,437 $ 749,643 $ 568,273 $ 133,488 $ 1,900,841 Net capital allocated $ 110,497 $ 508,068 $ 290,414 $ (65,536 ) $ 843,443 Three Months Ended June 30, Average interest earning assets $ 485,194 $ 529,285 $ 621,936 $ 123,711 $ 1,760,126 Weighted average yield on interest earning assets 1.65 % 11.10 % 5.91 % 3.96 % 6.16 % Less: Average cost of funds (1.30 )% (4.28 )% (4.29 )% (2.13 )% (3.04 )%

Portfolio net interest margin 0.35 % 6.82 % 1.62 % 1.83 % 3.12 % At March 31, Carrying value $ 481,960 $ 733,383 $ 645,455 $ 132,266 $ 1,993,064 Net capital allocated $ 133,070 $ 501,133 $ 285,708 $ (67,165 ) $ 852,746 Three Months Ended March 31, Average interest earning assets $ 529,485 $ 457,943 $ 661,738 $ 120,372 $ 1,769,538 Weighted average yield on interest earning assets 1.97 % 11.31 % 4.69 % 3.73 % 5.53 % Less: Average cost of funds (1.23 )% (4.55 )% (3.71 )% (2.81 )% (2.83 )% Portfolio net interest margin 0.74 % 6.76 % 0.98 % 0.92 % 2.70 % At December 31, 2016 Carrying value $ 529,250 $ 628,522 $ 671,272 $ 127,359 $ 1,956,403 Net capital allocated $ 134,054 $ 394,401 $ 260,575 $ 62,132 $ 851,162 Three Months Ended December 31, 2016 Average interest earning assets $ 562,802 $ 377,751 $ 673,639 $ 121,761 $ 1,735,953 Weighted average yield on interest earning assets 1.20 % 12.36 % 5.48 % 3.37 % 5.44 % Less: Average cost of funds (1.28 )% (5.54 )% (3.64 )% (2.48 )% (2.81 )% Portfolio net interest margin (0.08 )% 6.82 % 1.84 % 0.89 % 2.63 %